Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Thursday May 08, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Heritage Action Praises South Carolina General Assembly's Restoration of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund, Providing Education Freedom to Families
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Praises South Carolina General Assembly's Restoration of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund, Providing Education Freedom to Families WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with over 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, praised the South Carolina General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 62, legislation that restores and expands   more

Sciaenids Board Initiates Draft Addendum II to Address Red Drum Stock and Management Concerns
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sciaenids Board Initiates Draft Addendum II to Address Red Drum Stock and Management Concerns Arlington, VA - The Commission's Sciaenids Management Board initiated Draft Addendum II to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Red Drum. The Draft Addendum will consider a number of changes to the management programs for the southern (South Carolina to   more

South Carolina House Passes Bill Putting Income Tax On Path To Elimination
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * South Carolina House Passes Bill Putting Income Tax On Path To Elimination Yesterday the South Carolina House of Representatives passed H. 4216, legislation that will further cut income tax rates, putting the state on the path to a 1.99% flat tax over the next five years. H. 4216, which the South Carolina House passed by a vote of 68-46, will cut the state's top marginal income tax rate   more

South Carolina Replaces Utah as the State with the Most Mandated Banned Books for All Public Schools
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Replaces Utah as the State with the Most Mandated Banned Books for All Public Schools (NEW YORK)-- South Carolina has voted to ban 10 more books in public schools statewide, raising the total to 22. This makes it the leading state for mandated book bans in every K-12 public s  more

Suzanne's Path to Teaching in South Carolina
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 8 -- The American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence issued the following commentary on May 7, 2025: * * * Suzanne's Path to Teaching in South Carolina By Melanie Olmstead What began as a support role in a school office eventually led Suzanne Crisp to where she was meant to be: teaching in South Carolina. Before becoming a teacher, Suzanne worked as a high school secretary. "I loved interacting with the students and helping them," she shares. "So I thoug  more